A new draft law to allow public joint-stock entities to register as commercial agents in UAE

A new draft law to allow public joint-stock entities to register as commercial agents in UAE

A new draft federal law on the regulation of commercial agencies might allow public joint-stock entities with somewhere around 51% of public capital contribution to go about as commercial agents. Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, comments that "UAE nationals can act as commercial agents, which is like the situation under the old law, yet the new draft regulation gives the ideal for public joint-stock entities and public legal entities with at least 51% public capital contribution to register commercial agencies."

The new draft law should give more business opportunities for UAE citizens and allow new residents to get the commercial agencies business. This is not given by the current law, and it imposes few limitations on the cancellation of commercial agencies even after the expiry of the contract term. Under the proposed law, the agency contract ends on the expiry of the legally concurred term.